When did you know you were hooked on Firefly?
POSTED BY: Tallgrrl
UPDATED: Thursday, February 19, 2004 00:23
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When did I get hooked? I tuned in because I thought, hey, I love Buffy, big Joss fan, lets see what this is gonna be- So I watched TTJ, and when that opening sequence hits, and Serenity zooms over those horses, that was just about it- I was then further sold when they first cruise over the hovertrain- And I was thinking, 'I'm seeing the wild west of the future, and it 
rocks!' -
What further sold me: No technobabble - Even as a ST fan and a Bab5 fan, I really, really hate technobabble- Kaylee summed it up for me in OOG: 'Sometimes a thing's broke, can't be fixed'- Never looked back- FF was then officially "THE SHOW" -
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He looked bigger when I couldn't see him.
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I didn't realize I was hooked until long after the fact.
Let me explain: I live in Canada, so didn't see it until after it had been cancelled by the bone-heads at Fox. In fact, I had no idea it had been cancelled. I saw an ad for it on the SciFi channel, and since I love all forms of SciFi, I thought I'd give it a try.
So, I watched an episode (I don't remember which one) and thought it had potential. And I watched more. And soon, I discovered, much to my surprise and astonishment, that I was not taping it to watch at a convenient time, but sitting myself down in front of the tv with eager anticipation every week.
Now, here's the kicker...
I knew I was hooked at the end of Heart of Gold (they showed the three unaired shows as part of the series) when Inara told Mal she was leaving. I remember turning to my husband with wide eyes and saying "OMG!! What do you think will happen next?"
AND THEN I DISCOVERED THAT THEY'D CANCELLED THE DAMN SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE YEAR BEFORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally posted by kalathena:
I was hooked when Mal kicked Crow into the engine exhaust port the first time I saw "The Train Job".
Me too. I was hooked when I knew this wouldn't be a "everyone lives happily ever after" show. Made Mal my favorite character. It solidified Mal as a person, and included his backround into it. In TV today, the good guy/bad guy never does anything really bad. Mal is who he is, in every episode.
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First thing I saw (downloaded) was 'Object in Space'. From the first shot of marble-like planet and the accompanying music, I knew this show is going to be special. What sealed it for me was when River bends down to pick up the tree branch/pistol from forest/cargo bay floor, then the end with the marble-like planet, the accompanying music.
I had to see more, so living down here in Oz, I spent the next month scrambling like mad to download the rest, and making VCDs for friends.
Eventually got hold of the 'homemade' set.
Finally got the 'Official' DVDs. No lending, so far. Can't bear parting with it, for I watch an episode most night. I encourage them to buy instead.
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I wasn't aware I was hooked until the end of Train Job when Mal kicked Crow through the engine & I nearly fell off my couch laughing.
When I first started watching "Train Job" and the opening bar scene where Mal gets the purple belly's attention so Zoe can work her way up behind him and hit him, I couldn't tear myself away from the tv. I sat glued to the set for that hour, even weathering commercials so I did not miss a minute.
Hi, my name is Browncoat1, and I am a Firefly addict.
"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."
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I am a Joss fan and wanted to give Firefly a chance but my woman would have never forgiven me if we did not go out on a Friday night, and so I never had a chance to watch it.
So, now it was a Sunday afternoon and my football team was getting blown out and I am channel surfing. Firefly was just starting; on a Sunday? I guess the Friday episode of "OMR" was preempted for what I don't know. And this episode is hi-larious, but the clincher is when Saffron is all naked and articulate and Captain Mal says: "Oh, I'm going to the special Hell!" and then passes out, I was all kinds of hooked from that point forward.
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Originally posted by kalathena:
I was hooked when Mal kicked Crow into the engine exhaust port the first time I saw "The Train Job".
--Kala
Yup. Same here. That EXACT moment. Not that I didn't like the rest of the episode, but that moment made me sit up and think that this just might be something very special.
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Confession:
When I saw the premiere ("Train Job") I didn't really care for it. The introductions seemed forced and rushed. I wasn't impressed until they put the guy through the engine.
However, one good point wasn't enough to hook me and I didn't watch another episode until "Out of Gas" which I really liked. However, it takes me awhile to develop a habit and I didn't see another episode before it was cancelled.
I received the DVD boxed set for Christmas and was officially hooked by the half-way mark of "Serenity". By the end of "Our Mrs. Reynolds" I was obsessed.
Arawaen
Um, I'm lost. Uh, I'm Angry. And I'm Armed.
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